The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-11-26
LIFE ON THE FARM.
The Proper Location Of Residences, Out.
Buildings and Orchards.

II AAopGk ALUCntiVn VI AtcstutuCcS, Uup'
Buildings and Orchards.
The dwelling should be made sub.
stantial, comfortable, convenient and
attractive. The surroundings should
be made with u view to pl~casantness,
comfort and beauty. Suitable shade
trees at q distance of about one hun.
bred feet from the dwelling, should be
provided in great abundance, not only
to serve as a shade from the heat Of
the sun, but as o protection from
winds. especially the northwest winds
in winter.
A good garden, where all the vege.
tables and small fruit should be grown
to supply the family plentifully the
year round.
The barns and all Out-buildings
should occupy a position in the ''back.
ground" and never in front Of the
Westinghouse. .,
The orchard should occupy the most
suitable portion of the farm. and if the
ground Is not naturally well drained
it should be drained by underground
tile drain, which should be placed from
three TO five feet deep and should be
of sufficient size to afford immediate
drainage in a wet time. The orchard
should be made up Of all the varieties
d fruit trees that are suited to the eli
mate.
The failing condition Of the orchards
generally speaks out against the pre-.
vailing system, among nursery men, Of
growing trees too close together. Usu-
ally they are grown SO close TO each
other that the limbs must be cut off to
give room to a spoiled and worse than
worthless trunk. II trees can not be
had that r grown at least four feet
apart, then take seed from large, fine
fruit and grow them in a proper
manner; never cutting off q limt
but taking of the buds instead. And
when these bear fruit some will beaf
good fruit while those that do not bear
good fruit can be grated with any de-
sired varieties, and 10 healthy trees
are obtained that will make . psOfta'
BILE and lasting orchard
Fruit trees should DO planted along
the roadside by every farmer, each
planting along his own land. This
would afford pleasant shade 10 weary
travellers, and an abundance q fruit
for the birds. which are a great bless
ing to the farmers. and would be tho
greatest blessing to the little boys ana
girls in the cities and towns, Who ara
starved for the want Of a plentiful sup
ply Of wholesome AMI life-giving fruits
that o kind and benevolent Father has
created for the use Of all. The fact
that children are always wild tor
fruit, shows clearly that nature has or
dalned IL for their use, and that Its freq
use by them would DO great blessing
Who can tell but II this course wers
pursued throughout the entire country.
that Il would have q telling moral e.
feet apon the rising ~gensratiene Who
knows but II the young boys OF ths
towns and cities wore provided with IN
abundance Of fruit Of all tho various
kinds which could be grown along inc
roadside, that thore would be less
crime, lets taxes 70 pay for prosecu-
lions, convictions and punidimenls
which tho Law now nfetes out 70 trans
gre isors who are, made bad W then
1ur.oundlngsp Who has not hssrd sne
pitiftl voice 81 tho little boys ~ tns
towns calling out 70 appls venders
passing along tho streetss 'Ais'er:
Sivs me a applew Tho expense o
producing fruit In this wv would -
INT 3 title 10 each lagsn6r. whlie ~
hssalnss resulting w6Hld ~ ip4onesivs
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